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same meeting in which they are presented. Such items should be referred to staff for analysis and future Board consideration. • Board comments and the county manager's report can be made after the majority of the county's business has been conducted. Under Robert's Rules of Order, issues brought up under Board comments for which the commissioners want to make a decision can be added to the agenda by a majority vote. • Generally appointments can be made under the consent portion of the agenda. However, if there are appointments the Board wishes to discuss, they can be made at the end of the meeting since the interested parties are generally not in attendance at the meeting. • Closed session remains at the end of the order of business but consideration should be made for removing it from the agenda and convening closed session meetings prior to the regular board meetings. • Any item on the agenda, regardless of the section under which it is listed, can be moved up on the agenda if a significant number of citizens are in attendance for the discussion and the commissioners wish to address it in a timely manner. Below is a side-by-side comparison of the current and recommended orders of business: Current Order of Business Additions or Changes to the Agenda Public Comments Board Comments County Manager's Report Items for Decision-Consent Agenda Resolutions or Proclamations Special Presentations Public hearings Items for Decision-Regular Agenda (Including appointments) Reports Closed Session Adjournment Recommended Order of Business Additions or Changes to the Agenda Presentations/Proclamations/Recognitians Consent Agenda Public Hearings Regular Agenda Reports Public Comments Board Comments County Manager's Report Appointments Closed Session Adjournment Laura Blackmon said she is open to suggestions. Commissioner Nelson said that he agreed with a lot of this, but he thinks that the public comment portion should be earlier. He said that he could not do 7:00 p.m. meetings, but he would be okay with doing the closed sessions at 7:00 p.m. Commissioner Gordon agreed with moving the public comment up on the list. She would also like to see the appointments moved up. She said that she first thought starting meetings at 7:00 p.m. would be good, but now she does not want to do meetings that early. She suggested having dinner with closed sessions if they are earlier. Commissioner Jacobs said that the public comment should came before the consent agenda because it is a free opportunity for citizens to come in and talk and then leave. He would also urge The People's Channel to put the consent agenda on the screen. He said that he does not think that the Board Comments are such a toxic part of the agenda. He would rather leave the appointments at the end and move the reports after the County Manager's